Ghanaian gospel musician Joyce Blessing has opened up about the royalties she received from the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) for her music projects.
In a recent interview, Joyce Blessing shared that she has not received any royalties payment for a long time. According to her, she received her last royalties payment from GHAMRO in 2016.
The gospel musician shared that she was only paid GH₵ 1200.00 as royalties after being in the Ghanaian music industry for ten years.
She said:
“A lot of Ghanaians will be shocked to hear me speak. GHAMRO sent me GH₵ 1200.00 as royalties payment in 2016 after 10 years.”
The Victory hitmaker stated that she and some of her colleagues in the Ghanaian music industry have complained to GHAMRO about the small monies they earn as royalties but to no avail.
She noted that she came to meet the current structures at GHAMRO after she entered the industry, so it would be impossible for her to change them to benefit Ghanaian musicians.
She said:
“We have complained about it many times. People will say you like talking too much. I came to meet it, so I can’t say that I will be able to change anything.”
Joyce Blessing said musicians must keep a good reputation and consistently release music for the fans if they want to survive in the Ghanaian music industry.
She added that improving stage performances and other aspects of the music craft will guarantee musicians many music shows to generate income to feed themselves.
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